Travel Blogs from Chicago, United States

... her mates picked us from Union Station in Chicago and we had three brilliant days with them, especially enjoying Denny's "Robert Deniro" Chicago accent!
The train from New Orleans was an hour late, and instead of being confronted by an irritated Mak, ...

... in the Siberian permafrost. Just fascinating. After the museum, we took a cab to Carson's for lunch. Even though it is a Chicago institution, neither of us had ever been there. Hubby had ribs that were good but we thought the sauce was a ...

... . We had a great table right in the corner of the restaurant. Russ has said that the last time he was there he saw Chicago Bear's players, so this place is top of the range. We started off with Alaskan King Crab legs, the kind of ones that they ...

... know all the good routes! On the last night I was watching the sunset over Utah (Moab), and got chatting to Nick, who moved from Chicago to SLC because he loves mountains. He plays classical music on guitar but there are no jobs in that so he's a chef. ...

On my fifth day out here in Rio De Janiero, I went to Parque Nacional Chapada dos Veadeiros. This place was awsome !!! It is a national park where there were hundreds of tourists. The place was full of them, but you could still see the beauty of ...

Hotel Name: Parkhotel Diani
Room Type: Comfort Single Room
Price for my stay: $723 USD
Location: In the district of Probstheida near the city's center.
"Parkhotel Diani is located in a romantic part of Leipzig, the district of Probstheida. ...

... got through and 'virtually' re-dressed I decided to have a brief walk around the terminal (there wasn't much to see) and grab a Chicago pizza before I headed to the gate and waited to board the aircraft for the journey back to Saudi and the end of this ...

... has the giant bean that you can see the reflection of the high rise buildings in. We walked around Navy Pier and had a famous Chicago deep pizza pie!! We ordered a large between all of us. It took 45 minutes to cook and was huge. ...

... exhibits. On the way I was lucky enough to witness a demonstration (about what I do not know) so I even got a picture of a Chicago Police Car... I also got pictures of the Chicago River and Tribune building during my walk. Once in Millennium Park I got a ...

As my last full day in Chicago before I left to see the family in Detroit I had booked tickets for the CONCACAF Gold Cup Final at Soldier Field (which turned out to be between USA and Panama). The day started off by catching the last few laps of the ...

Thoughts from chicago. my kind of town The cab driver told us stories all the way from the airport In a thick african accent. The Chicago cubs are playing their first game of the season on the night we arrive. the area where we are staying is alive ...

... grim, we donned our raincoats and headed into the city to do a bit of exploring of the down-town area. Our first stop was Chicago’s lakeside & beaches, a spot that we can only imagine would be stunning on a hot summer’s day. This was then ...

I had a five hour layover here and we have now boarded and are ready to go. There are few people who got on in Sacramento like me and are going all the way to NY. One guy I have been talking with is a nice, older Israeli man named Emil. ...

... till Saturday. We'd also been given a part refund for the inconvenience of no hot water so essentially got 2 extra nights in Chicago for free. Tuesday was raining so we didn't head out till later and when we did we walked along magnificent mile window ...

It's safe to say my mom hasn't been to a bar full of singles since, well, 1968.
So tonight's visit to the Motel Bar in River North was a bit of an eye-opener.
After watching a man in his early 40s visually molest a scantily-dressed 20-something ...

Talk about going from one extreme to the other.
Chicago was real cold, snowing and everything but a great City though, nice to get away from the real tourist areas to be honest.
Was a very pleasant surprise at just how nice this City was. Good job ...

So we shopped all day. After all, that's why we're here!
Saw some exciting stuff in between all the stores, though. The coolest attraction of the day: Millenium Park. Too much fun.
What did I buy? A few items at H&M...four new CDs...and most ...

Second Sight:
The big day, my moment of visual clarity. Surgery went great, and Kelly took great care of me. Aaron picked me up, and in my Valium induced stupor convinced me to come into the office with him. Ugh, should have ...

... had helped us so much. We had gone there to check our bags while we went to explore the city. She used to come to Chicago a lot, so she knew a lot about the city. She was just going to her favorite restaurant for breakfast so we tagged along. This was ...

When built in 1973, it was the world's tallest building. It has now dropped to fifth place. None the less, it’s still pretty impressive, with 108 floors. We pay up or US$ 15.00 and shoot up the special elevators to visit the Sky Deck. The view is ...

... to get a library card for himself, so our next call is the nearby Harold Washington Library Center, headquarters of the Chicago Public Library System. The massive building is in postmodernist style and was opened in 1991. He gets his library card while ...

We have done our cultural duty, so now its lunch time and Michael has waxing lyrical about Chicago Hot Dogs. I'm not a hot dog fan, but his description makes my mouth water. The librarian had given us the name of a famous Chicago hot dog provider. We ...

When they moved the central library in 1991, the 100-year old neoclassical building was converted to the Chicago Cultural Centre, also known as The People's Palace. On entering, there is a grand staircase topped by a large, ornately patterned room of ...

... the end we return to the Magnificent Mile and search for an empty table, not an easy task as Chicagoans do not seem to have heard that the UnitedStates is in a recession. After a 45-minute wait we bag some space at Quartino’s, an excellent choice. ...

Keen to see the 'real' Chicago, I joined the hostel outing to the Italian Festival in Little Italy. Gathering secretively in reception to meet our volunteer guide, the multi-national explorers read papers or posters while we tried to guess who else was ...

Landed in USA. Lined up for fingerprints and photos at US immigration. Cleared Customs. After a further hour's wait, changed to local flight for link to Las Vegas.
This time it was regular economy, and slightly cramped.
Richard, nmeanwhile was ...

... ready to leave though. As we started to move I felt really sad but iIwas glad I didn't leave empty handed. I came back to chicago with a tan , tons of pictures, and a lot of souveniers for my family.I was glad to be back in Chicago but I just wish ...